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cal men I am at a loss to conceive, as a melting fruit has 

 been for years sold in many of our nurseries under this 

 name, although all writers have described it as a Pavie, or 

 Clingstone. 



26. SAINT OMER'S. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. Vol. v. 

 p. 541. 



Saint Omer's. Hanbury, No. 10. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large. 

 Fruit middle-sized, somewhat ovate, and generally termi- 

 nated by an acute nipple. Skin bright red next the sun, 

 and of a pale amber yellow On the shaded side. Flesh firm, 

 yellowish white, but very red at the stone, to which it firmly 

 adheres. Juice rich and highly flavoured. 



Ripe the beginning of September. 



This Nectarine appears to have been known in this coun- 

 try above sixty years, but by whom introduced is not certain. 



27. SCARLET NEWINGTON. G. Lindl. in Hort. Trans. 

 Vol. v. p. 541. 



Newington. Langley, p. 102. t. 19. f. 1. Miller, 3. 

 Hitt, p. 313. Switzer, p. 95. 



Leaves doubly serrated, without glands. Flowers large 

 Fruit rather above the middle size, of a roundish figure. 

 Skin pale amber next the wall, but of a bright red on the 

 sunny side, and marbled with a deeper colour, occasionally 

 intermixed with a little thin russet. Flesh firm, pale yellow- 

 ish white, but very red at the stone, to which it closely ad- 

 heres. Juice sweet, brisk, and of a most dejicious vinous 

 flavour. Stone small, not deeply rugged. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This ripened at Twickenham in 1727, on a south wall, 

 July 10. O. S., or July 21. N. S. 



The Scarlet Newington Nectarine is undoubtedly the 

 Newington, of Miller, Hitt, and Switzer ; but so many 

 others, of a similar character, have sprung up since their time, 

 that it becomes necessary some appellation should be pre- 

 fixed to them, in order that we may know of which sort we 

 are speaking, 



This, the Tawny Newington, and the Red Roman, are 

 the very highest flavoured nectarines in our collections, es- 

 pecially if the fruit is suffered to remain upon the tree till it 

 becomes shrivelled. 



28. TAWNY NEWINGTON. 



Tawny. G. Lindl. Plan of an Orchard, 1796, 



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